In Chapter 4 of Reading
Essentials, the author explained the importance of teaching with a sense of
urgency. In stating this, the author
expresses that the teacher needs to make every moment count. I know that I try to teach at every moment
that I can due to the amount of children in resource, speech, esol, and
ot. In having these pull-outs, it is
vital to know each and every child’s academic needs to maximize the instruction
time.
The
text also expressed the important of exposing the children to various
genres. Our Journey’s Textbook does a
great job of exposing the children to fiction and non-fiction texts. I take this opportunity to show my students
other books from my classroom library to align with our genre that we are
learning about each week.
It is
also so very important to show the children the importance of reading because
we read in every subject in school.
Often we complete addition and subtraction word problems in math, read
instructions to science experiments, and read maps in social studies. I explain that if we can’t read and know out
letter sounds, we will not be able to complete the fun activities in our other
subjects! Readers are leaders!
It really IS important to expose students to all different types of genres. I love the genre checklist we received from AMES earlier this year. It is a great way for students to check off that they have read different genres. I know I never would have read a biography if a teacher hadn't suggested it one time. Now I LOVE biographies. Another way to expose students to different genres is through a genre study. I would love to pull some resources for you if you decide this is something you might like to do!
ReplyDeleteReaders are leaders indeed! The textbook is one genre, and giving your readers access to many genres through your classroom library is important!
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